Sunstone 50-year Time Capsule: Part II
Sunstone has been collecting weird Mormon stuff for a long time. For example, how many of you saw these in your grandmother’s house? These resin grapes were a... Read more.
A History of Sunstone Cartoons—Part II
One of the most interesting questions you can ask about a culture is what it considers to be within the realm of humor. What subjects and people can humor be about?... Read more.
Well, Dr. Nibley… I Do Have a Suggestion: Always Believe God, Always Disbelieve Lucifer
By Ian R. Harvey Wandering through the Internet one day, I bumped into a YouTube video of Hugh Nibley giving his “Adam and Eve” presentation in his Pearl of... Read more.
Sunstone 50-year Time Capsule: Part 1
In honor of Sunstone’s 50th anniversary, I decided to put together a collection of the physical and cultural detritus that has collected in Sunstone’s... Read more.
A History of Sunstone Cartoons—Part I
The first 100 years of Mormonism produced almost zero published humor. The closest thing we have is Parley P. Pratt’s short story about Joseph Smith meeting the... Read more.
E173: How Should Mormons Write History?
History is a dangerous profession in the LDS Church, sometimes leading to excommunication. Stephen Carter explores why history is such a charged topic—and what... Read more.
In Memory of Steve Mayfield
Steve Mayfield began his decades-long connection with Sunstone in the 1980s when he volunteered as an audio recorder at Washington DC Sunstone symposia. When he... Read more.
Remembering Ardean Watts
In the January 2002 issue of Sunstone, the centerfold read: “If you’ve ever attended a Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium, you know him. He’s the man... Read more.
What Latter-day Saints Can Learn from Tár
When I saw the list of the 2022 Academy Awards’ Best Picture nominees, I thought, “Which of these movies would be most useful to Mormons?” And the answer... Read more.
Let’s Reverse “Love, Share, Invite”
I had been suckered into donating platelets, which meant I was going to be stuck in a chair with needles in my arms for two and a half hours. Fortunately, the Red... Read more.
What Does an LDS Temple Look Like to AI?
Today I showed my wife this picture and asked her what came to mind. “It kind of looks like a Mormon temple pagoda,” she said. “I think so, too!” I said.... Read more.
Traitor Aversion and Mormonism
A recent Pew Research Center poll reported that Americans tend to view members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints more negatively than they view... Read more.
Creepy Temple Girl
I went to the Orem Temple open house and saw something very strange. It’s in the marriage waiting room where there is a panoramic painting that seems to depict... Read more.
Braving the Borderlands: A Church Employee in the Borderlands
By D. Jeff Burton D. Jeff Burton is the author of For Those Who Wonder and a former member of the Sunstone board of directors. This column shares the story... Read more.
An Inappropriate Friendship
By Stephen Carter Stephen Carter is the director of publications for Sunstone, host of the Sunstone Podcast, and author of Virginia Sorensen: Pioneering Mormon Author... Read more.
Earth Stewardship: Our Work for the Unborn
By Robert A. Rees Robert A. Rees is the director of Mormon Studies at the Graduate Theological Union. He is the author of A New Witness for the World (BCC Press,... Read more.
Household Codes and “The Family: A Proclamation to the World”
By M. David Huston M. David Huston lives and works in the Washington, DC metro area. He is a husband and the father of four children. Although it remains... Read more.
Decorating Quarantine
By Grace Pool Grace Pool is a hand embroidery and digital media artist living in Salt Lake City. She is the events manager for Sunstone. Growing up,... Read more.
Mother-hunger
By Dayna Patterson Dayna Patterson is a writer, editor, textile artist, macro photographer, amateur fungophile, and Thea-curious recovering Mormon. Find her at daynapatterson.com.... Read more.
Reconciling Mormonism with Pluralism
By Ronn Smith Ronn Smith is a consulting engineer in Wyoming who taught college physics and engineering for fifteen years. He and his wife founded the Sheridan Unitarian... Read more.